Judge Eases Bail Terms for PistoriusA judge on Thursday eased the unusually tight bail restrictions on Oscar Pistorius, the double amputee Olympic runner who is accused of murdering his girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp, on Feb. 14 in one of the most sensational cases in South Africa’s recent judicial history. More

Comedian Anderson still hurting from diving mishapComedian Louie Anderson says he's been in pain all week from a recent diving mishap during a taping of the ABC celebrity diving show "Splash." Anderson, who weighs more than 400 pounds, was trying to do a flip from the 5-meter board when he slammed into the water, landing on his face and chest. More

Color line persists, in sickness as in healthPatients fly in from all over the country to get care at Massachusetts General Hospital. Yet, most black Bostonians don’t travel the five to 10 miles from their neighborhoods to take advantage of the hospital’s immense medical resources. Just 11 ...12/12/2017 - 6:57 pm | View Link

One-on-One: Using Research Strength to Improve Care for KY’s Unique Medical NeedsMy background is in oncology, and I did a fellowship in hematology-oncology at the University of Pennsylvania Hospital in Philadelphia. Following that, I went to New Jersey; I was at the Rutgers University system about 24 years. I participated in growing ...12/12/2017 - 8:09 am | View Link

The day my wife miscarried, I went back to work at the hospital. I still regret thathe day began the same as every day had begun for the last few months. But it ended very differently, with a choice that I would come to regret. I was tired — exhausted, actually. It was the cumulative fatigue from too little sleep. My two young children ...12/7/2017 - 10:02 am | View Link

Living With Endometriosis, an Agonizing Disease Without a Known Cause or CureThe room blurred. She knew then, she says, that "something drastic was happening." She told her friend she was going to the hospital and flagged down a taxi outside. Lying down in the backseat, she asked the driver to get her to the nearest emergency room.12/6/2017 - 7:17 pm | View Link

For these Las Vegas teens, a concert became a life-altering eventOut in the road, pickup after pickup pulled up as victims were piled into the beds. “Where’s the nearest hospital?” the girls heard people yell. The injured who didn’t reach the trucks were brought to paramedics gathering behind the 16-year-olds in ...12/3/2017 - 9:19 am | View Link

Nelson Mandela Childrens FundNews and information about their work and projects, including Goelama, Sport for Good, Youth for Change, Imbeleko, Madba Kids Club and the Nelson Mandela Children's ...12/10/2017 - 12:30 am | View Website

Nelson MandelaNelson Rolihlahla Mandela was born on 18 July 1918 in Mvezo, Umtata (now Mthatha), Transkei, South Africa. He had thirteen siblings by the same father, and two ...12/9/2017 - 2:57 pm | View Website

The Mandela Rhodes Foundation | Building exceptional ...Offers a bursary for post-graduate work and access to leadership development programmes to young Africans who exhibit academic prowess as well as broader leadership ...12/8/2017 - 8:39 am | View Website